Calhoun

[ kal-hoon, kuhl- ]

noun

1. John Caldwell, 1782–1850, vice president of the U.S. 1825–32.

Example Sentences

Many contemporary providers aren’t aware of those offensive diagnostic frameworks, Calhoun says, but the cultural legacy of that racism is still widely felt in communities of color.

From Time

Calhoun says any real solution needs to take a step backward and investigate why many people either cannot or choose not to seek help.

From Time

Increased use of language interpretation could be an essential tool for expanding access, Calhoun says.

From Time

In the end, Calhoun slowed the process for several weeks, but the legislation passed anyway.

From Washington Post

Calhoun's new tactic of obstruction didn't come into common usage immediately.

From Washington Post

But, together, Webster, Clay, and Calhoun delayed the Civil War for 40 years.

From The Daily Beast

From the 1820s to the 1850s, the upper house was dominated by Daniel Webster, Henry Clay, and John Calhoun.

From The Daily Beast

Calhoun supported state nullification of federal laws and gave a speech to Congress titled “Slavery as a Positive Good.”

From The Daily Beast

Invoking Wilberforce allows conservatives like DeMint to pretend that he, not Calhoun, is their moral lodestar and inspiration.

From The Daily Beast

In a speech on the Senate floor in 1837, Calhoun defended slavery as a “positive good” and not a “necessary evil.”

From The Daily Beast

Calhoun Bungstarter touched his arm, and the young man blushed.

From Project Gutenberg

Thus Calhoun began his public career as an advocate of war with Great Britain.

From Project Gutenberg

Whatever abilities Mr. Calhoun may have had for the law, it does not appear that he practised it long, or to any great extent.

From Project Gutenberg

As the incumbent of this office for two terms, Mr. Calhoun did not make a great mark in history.

From Project Gutenberg

In the defence of Southern interests Mr. Calhoun in the Senate at first appealed to reason and patriotism.

From Project Gutenberg